A friend of mine posted a link to her facebook profile today, called The 10 Happiest Jobs. It was a follow up to Forbe’s 10 Most Hated Jobs.

My happiest job, no lie, was working on a raspberry farm while I was in college. It was a pick your own farm run by this battle-axe of an old woman. We didn’t always get along, but we understood one another ( Read more... )

So. I'm enjoying landscape and plant school so far, but I don't think I'd want to go ahead with this to a professional level. Its fun, but I'm not sure I'd want clients for this. Y'know? That might change, but not now ( Read more... )

Ow. Intense work schedules hurt. I find myself in a little round cripple ball of muscle computer pain. Mental note: go to the gym tomorrow, aka thursday, do some cardio. Maybe go hiking saturday if the mild weather holds, and I get work done.

Work! there's a lot of it. Which is good.

Night classes are also going well. After my initial stress of ( Read more... )

Starting up somewhat weekly collages for winter again. Digital mostly. Desire to just mess around with shapes is back ( Read more... )

Today I trekked through a valley for about two hours and ended up working my way through a marsh. I emerged a few kms away from my family home with my pants covered in mud and burs. It was a crisp lovely day and the leaves were changing colour, and i didn't run into a soul.


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Lately I feel like I need to apologize to everyone about something or other. Ever get that feeling? So here's a blanket I'm sorry for [insert given offense here]And now that that's out of my system. Last night I went to Java House with my Cousin for a beer and some pad thai. He's born on the same day as me, and I snapped this photo with my iphone. ( Read more... )

Hey internet,

I'm looking for some freelance design work over the next couple of weeks. Mostly in the realm of web design / layout or some CSS work. If you know of anything drop me a note. Thanks!

No negative internetting for 1 week. This means:

-no bitching
-no out right ranting
-no grumply put-downs
-no ripping on work stuff.

I need to detox. i think this will work. At the end of it, I will buy myself a nice glass of scotch and see if I can extend it.

Me: Hey Internet ( Read more... )

I find it really hard to focus on what I am doing when it comes to computer work. Its like I have constant monkey brain, and can not seem to get work done ( Read more... )